It’s Not a Race

If stories are the basis for how we understand the world, how important is it to be the driver in the narrative?

In the season two launch of It's Not A Race, Randa Abdel-Fattah and Anita Heiss explain how they're using their talents to claim space in the mainstream for marginalised characters.

And find out how one mother responded when she discovered her child being used as a prop in a stranger's saviour story.

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It’s Not A Race is back for a second season: race, racism, identity, culture, difference — let’s talk it out.

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British journalist and author Reni Eddo-Lodge stopped by for a Facebook live event at RN with Beverley Wang, and here's their conversation.

Reni's the author of Why I'm No Longer Talking To White People About Race, which ironically has led her to talk to a lot of white people about race.

She took your questions from Facebook and a few from Beverley too.

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All throughout the production of It's Not A Race, Beverley Wang asked her guests to finish this sentence, "The first time I saw me ... "

When did they first see themselves represented in popular culture, in books, films, movies, music or TV?

For some, the answers came easily. But for others, it was difficult.

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When was the first time you saw yourself reflected in a television character, film or book?

If you’re a person of colour in Australia, it can be hard to find childhood fictional heroes that are truly representative.

So while we were making It's Not A Race, Beverley Wang asked her guests to share their memories of connecting with pop culture

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It's the question that doesn't go away, or lead us anywhere: Is Australia racist?

It's Not A Race tries to figure out why we're so obsessed with this question, and whether it leads to any meaningful answers.

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What's it like to go from model minority to public enemy in the span of a year?

People have strong views about Yassmin Abdel-Magied.

But what does Yassmin think of it all?

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It's Not A Race explores what it's like to grow up as a biracial Australian, with Faustina Agolley, Lucie Cutting and Nkechi Anele.

And producer Leona Hameed shares a story of sisterly conflict.

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This episode is all about what it means to be white, the concept of "whiteness", and why we can't talk about race without acknowledging whiteness.

Dr Robin DiAngelo is a white woman, educator and consultant, and holds a doctorate in whiteness studies.

She breaks it all down for It's Not A Race.

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In the most East Asian podcast episode ever produced by the ABC, Michael Hing, Caz Tran and Jennifer Wong drop by to chat with Beverley Wang.

They talk about tackling assumptions, stereotypes, the "rep sweats" and Beverley's mum makes a prediction about podcasts.

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